== About ==
Beau Daniel Williamson is a Canadian male born September 3, 1990. He should be best known for his role as the lead vocalist in the young ska band Utopian Skank and The Piss.

Early Life

Beau was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on September 3, 1990 to Guy and Cindy Williamson. He was their first child. 2 years later they would have a daughter named Jacquelyn (Jacky), the last of their children to date. Beau was raised from birth until near the end of grade 1 in Mill Woods, Edmonton, Alberta. At the end of grade 1, the Williamsons moved to an acreage right outside Sherwood Park, AB. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic School in Ardrossan for grades 2-8. A new school was built in Sherwood Park, Holy Spirit Catholic School, and he attended grade 9 there. He currently attends high school at Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School. It should be noted the Beau is not Catholic or even Christian for that matter, he is in the Catholic school system because of his mother's wishes.

Throughout his elementary years, he was an average student and a friendly and imaginative person. Starting in junior high, his grades began to increase, and then averaged out again by grade 9, mainly because of his "laziness". Musically, as a child he listened to whatever was being listened to at the time without a problem. His mother enjoyed country at those times, as well as folk and pop which she still enjoys today. His father was a classic-rock and blues listener who got Beau into Black Sabbath at an early age. He really started getting into modern metal music in junior high, when he was shown some songs by a good friend of his. His first favorite were Nu-Metal groups Slipknot and Mudvayne. His musical taste has matured since then, however Slipknot still remains one of his all-time favorites, especially their early work.

He joined Utopian Skank in September of grade 10 when an old acquaintance from Holy Redeemer asked him to attend a practice. This was Savic Panylyk, the current Tenor Saxophone and Keyboard player for Utopian Skank. He was formerly the lead vocalist as well until Beau joined the group. He provided them with a different vocal element and a few influences from his rock/metal roots.

Current Musical Endeavors

Beau is currently in two bands, the main one being the aforementioned Utopian Skank. The other band is a group consisting of the Rhythm Guitar player from Utopian Skank, Andrew Furlong, and the Sherwood Park drumming legend, Marc Dotto. Other members in the latter group are on-and-off. Marc Dotto has also stepped in as temporary drummer for Utopian Skank until they can find a new one since the resignation of former drummer James Schaaf. Utopian Skank is a ska band that also delves into other genres such as Pop Punk and sub-genres of Ska such as SkaCore and Skock. The other group which has yet to be named has so far come up with no original material but they have successfully covered several songs by such bands as Lamb of God, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, and Metallica.

Beau's main passion in music is vocals. He possesses a dark, rich voice and can produce clean vocals and metal-style growling and screaming with equal ease and enthusiasm. However, he has some range issues when escalating to higher notes, but he has a decent falsetto that helps him out from time to time. As of now, his exact range is not known, but it is known he can reach extremely low pitches, both through normal singing and death grunting.

Aside from vocals, he also enjoys playing the Piano/Keyboard as well as Guitar and Bass. For writing purposes, he mainly uses his keyboard and the computer program Guitar Pro. He enjoys drums as well, but does not own his own kit. He has written hundreds of songs himself, both in the form of lyrics and/or music, but none of them, save for the lyrics of Dull Pencil, which is a Utopian Skank song, have seen the light outside of Beau's computer room. He mainly writes Trance and Prog-Metal music, and Anti-Christian and Gore-style lyrics.

Musically, he takes much of his influence from bands such as Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage, Mastodon, Slipknot, Children of Bodom, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Necrophagist, Job for a Cowboy, and Dragonforce. Lyrically, he is greatly influenced by Slayer, Lamb of God, and various Death Metal and Black Metal bands, those mainly being Cannibal Corpse, Necrophagist, Job for a Cowboy, Nile, Gorgoroth, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, and Mayhem. In matters of Ska, he admires bands such as the Mighty Mighty BossTones, the Aquabats, the Planet Smashers, and the Mad Caddies.

Appearance

Beau is a Caucasian male with dark brown hair which is currently styled into short Dreadlocks and he has brown eyes. He is about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches tall and weighs approximately 145 pounds. He is usually seen wearing all black clothing, along with many accessories such as several spiked leather wrist bands, pentagram rings, a blood vial necklace, and occasionally one from his vast arsenal of bandannas.

Miscellaneous

Beau greatly enjoys drawing. Above all things he enjoys drawing the nude or scantily-clad female figure, mainly in the form of a female demon (succubus) or various characters in fantasy games such as World of Warcraft, mainly the Trolls and Night Elves. He also enjoys drawing demons and other frightening, evil monsters. Every once in a while, he goes through his Aliens vs. Predator phase where he draws the creatures from that world. He also enjoys computer gaming, some of his favorite games include all of the Quake and Doom series, mainly Quake 3 Arena, for which he has made several skins and maps. He also enjoys all the Blizzard games, like the Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft series. He owns all of the aforementioned games, along with countless others. He also enjoys reading, among other things he enjoys reading religious works such as the Satanic Bible by Lavey (it should be noted that Beau is not a Satanist, however he is not a Christian either), and fantasy/science-fiction novels. His favorite books are the Aliens vs. Predator series and Halo: The Fall of Reach.

He also takes Kung Fu at the Sil-Lum Institute of Advanced Martial Arts and Chi-Gung Studies in Sherwood Park, AB, CA. He is currently a blue sash (Order from least to greatest: White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Red, Black). He has taken is since about April of 2004 (the later half of grade 9). He has attended several tournaments in many places around Western Canada and has always come away with medals/trophies.